Thread: Calibre has stopped changing Epub to Kepub
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Old 07-28-2022, 10:32 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by Ned View Post
I had a Forma and Calibre used to convert Epubs to Kepubs automatically when I transferred files.
I cannot remember how I made it do that.

I now have a Libra 2 and find that all the files being sent to it remain as Epubs

What has changed:

In order to make my Calibre 3.48 recognise the Libra 2, I installed plugin Kobotouch348 by David Forrester and disabled KobotouchExtended at the same time, as per the instructions
That is correct. Using the Kobotouch348 driver doesn't allow using the extended driver. I was not able to work out how to load the drivers in the correct order for this to work.
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I would guess that this caused it, though I can't find a setting in it that mentions Kepub.

How can I make it convert automatically epub to kepub please?
I assume I could run a straight convert on each one from epub to kepub if I wanted to.
You can convert manually. But, you can configure the driver to automatically run a conversion before sending the book. You will need to have the Kepub Output plugin installed and you should also have the Kepub Metadata Writer plugin installed. Then, in the driver configuration, in the formats list on the first tab, unselect epub and make sure kepub is selected and it is the first option. With that, calibre will convert any epub you have to kepub and then send it.
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On a secondary note, since I hadn't noticed it was transferring files as epubs, and was happily reading away till I read a post on here and checked, I'm wondering if it's worth bothering and if I should just use epubs?

I can't for the life of me remember why I started it converting, but assume I read on Mobileread that it is a good thing to do
If you ask in the Kobo forum which is better, you will get lots of replies telling you that one of them is better and the other is rubbish. Epub has better typography, but, most of us don't care. Kepubs handle footnotes better, but, how many of your books use footnotes? I use both but the main reason I bother with kepub is that I like the chapter progress graphs.

It's personal. If you like one format, then read the books that way.

And Jon strikes again with his helpful post.
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